Morning News and Stuff

The Hamilton County Commissioners'
stadium funding failures have caused County Auditor Dusty
Rhodes to describe a “dream world” where politicians think their
inaction doesn't affect anybody. Today's news that the stadium fund
will be bankrupt by March without additional funding has not deterred
Republican Chris Monzel and Democrat Todd Portune from giving
property owners the tax credit that convinced them to vote for the
1996 sales tax increase.

"It would be the height of irresponsibly to commit funds they
knew were not there," Rhodes said. "I've long criticized
various governments for living in dream world.

"This takes it to a whole new level," Rhodes said.

Things aren't much better over at the
congressional supercommittee, which former Treasury Secretary Paul
O'Neill has described as disastrous.

"If anybody understands the
consequences of the failure of the committee of 12, they're
horrendous," O'Neill said.

"It's basically the consequences
of an institution that's found itself unwilling to set priorities,
which is what we elected them to do."

UC-Davis students have set up an Occupy
camp on school grounds in response to university police casually
spraying protesters with pepper spray after Chancellor Linda Katehi
requested that they be removed. Now the chancellor is asking the DEA
to investigate the department's use of force.

Yancy Gates on the attendance of 4,505:
“I guess when Big East play starts, they’ll come to see the other
team. It’s their money. They can spend it like they want to.”

Mick Cronin on the embarrassment of
losing to Presbyterian on Sunday: “I have slept four hours in two
days. I have taken more stomach pills in four days that they might
have to pump my stomach. I haven’t left my house. I’m embarrassed
to stop and get coffee.”